stepping into literature
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Keynote address to the Stepping into Literature conference in Second Life.TRANSCRIPT
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Stepping Into Literature
Desideria Stockton (SL)Beth Ritter-Guth (RL)
CEO, Literature Alive!
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I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a woodAnd I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
Robert Frost
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Teaching Literature in Virtual Worlds
• Why?
• How?
• Standards?
• Assessment?
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Why?
3D Literature is Captivating
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Students Learn Best by Doing
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Projects
• Dante’s Inferno
• Spoon River Anthology
• The Feral Cat Project
• The American Project
• The Blithedale Romance
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The Blithedale Romance
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Margaret FullerThe Dial
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A Final Product
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How?
Teach Literature…not Building
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Provide Examples
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Stick to the Course Outline
• Grade WRITING (communication, notecards, research, and other writing)
• Assess CITATIONS (promote ethical use of materials)
• Allow for non-technical users to participate (on a wiki, blog, or in a CMS)
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Guided Tours
• Literature Alive! Projects
• Alumni/Student Leaders: Daliah Carter
• Other Sites:– International Spaceflight Museum– NOAA– Drexel Island/American Chemical Society– Genome Project– Tintern Abbey and Seven Gables
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Standards and Assessment
• Use the SAME grading standards you have ALWAYS used…– Grade the WRITING– Grade the RESEARCH– Grade the ANALYSIS– Grade the CITATIONS
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The Lonely Road
Teaching Literature in Virtual Worlds is NOT widely popular in the academy
EXPECT RESISTANCE
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Is it Worth It?
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Listen to Students…
• “I thought this was crazy at first, but it is really cool, and I learned a lot about Dante.” – Dante’s Inferno
• “This was a lot of work. But, it was better than just doing a paper.” – Blithedale Romance
• “It was cool to see all those people at our presentation from all over the world. I really felt important.” Feral Cat Project
• “This project challenged my ideas of being an American.” The American Project
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Literature Alive!
• Desideria Stockton, CEO
• Eloise Pasteur, Educational Designer
• Daliah Carter, Executive Assistant
• LauraMaria Onomatopoeia, Content Consultant
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Resources
• Literature Alive! Wiki– http://literaturealive.wikispaces.com
• Literature Alive! Blog– http://literaturealive.blogspot.com
• The College English Wiki– http://collegeenglish.wikispaces.com
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Resources
• Hotchkiss Educational Technology Blog– http://hotchkissedtech.blogspot.com
• Beth’s Second Life Blog– http://bethssecondlife.blogspot.com
• Eloise’s Thoughts and Fancies Blog– http://eloisepasteur.net/blog